1 Corinthians 4:21 - The Scriptures 2009 What do you wish? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of meekness? Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod of correction, or with love and in a spirit of gentleness? American Standard Version (1901) What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness? Common English Bible Which do you want? Should I come to you with a big stick to punish you, or with love and a gentle spirit? Catholic Public Domain Version What would you prefer? Should I return to you with a rod, or with charity and a spirit of meekness? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version What will you? shall I come to you with a rod; or in charity, and in the spirit of meekness? |
deliver such a one to Satan for destruction of the flesh, in order that his spirit be saved in the day of the Master יהושע.
And I call Elohim as witness against my being, that to spare you I came no more to Corinth.
and being ready to punish all disobedience, when your obedience is complete.
For even if I should boast somewhat more about our authority, which the Master gave us for building up, and not for overthrowing you, I shall not be put to shame,
I urged Titos, and sent our brother with him. Did Titos take advantage of you? Did we not walk in the same spirit – not in the same steps?
For this reason I write this in my absence, so that, being present I should not use sharpness, according to the authority which the Master has given me for upbuilding and not for overthrowing.
I have previously said, and I say beforehand, as being present the second time, and now being absent I write to those who have sinned before, and to all the rest, that if I come again I shall not spare,
And I decided this within myself, not to come to you again in sadness.
And I wrote to you as I did, so that having come, I might not have sadness over those from whom I should have joy, trusting in you all that my joy is that of you all.
For indeed what was made esteemed had no esteem in this respect, in view of the esteem that excels.
Brothers, if a man is overtaken in some trespass, you the spiritual ones, set such a one straight in a spirit of meekness, looking at yourself lest you be tried too.
But we were gentle in your midst, like a nursing mother warmly loving her own children.
But the wisdom from above is first clean, then peaceable, gentle, ready to obey, filled with compassion and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.